I am working with colleagues, the local steelworks and Ministers to preserve steel safeguards on a number of products produced locally. Consultations are ongoing and I am determined to ensure that the industry is not at a disadvantage to the rest of the world.
I have co-written an article in the Times Red Box with Steel Parliamentary Group co-chair Jessica Morden MP- lobbying the government to help us cut energy prices for steel as we compete internationally and move to low-carbon production. You can read it below or on the Times Website here.
Last week, I used the last debate before Recess to again raise awareness of our world-class steel. I highlighted how steelworks like ours could benefit from infrastructure projects down in Heathrow and beyond, and received a positive response from the Minister.
British steel is the best in the world, and we should be using it in our national infrastructure projects. On Wednesday, I asked the Prime Minister to make sure that there is British steel in HS2.
International Trade Minister Liz Truss today unveiled the UK Global Tariff in a letter to MPs and in Parliament, mentioning the benefits of free trade to Scunthorpe's steel industry. Watch here.
Today I delivered my "Maiden Speech" in Parliament. A "Maiden Speech" is a Member of Parliament's first "speech" in Parliament, where MPs give an introduction to themselves and their constituency.
